Vini+Lopez

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 * Vincent "Vini" "Mad Dog" Lopez** (born January 22, 1949, Neptune, NJ) is an American drummer. Between 1969 and 1974 Lopez backed Bruce Springsteen in several bands, including The E Street Band, Child, Steel Mill, and The Bruce Springsteen Band. He also played on Springsteen’s first two albums, //Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.// and //The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle//. After leaving the E Street Band, Lopez went onto playing drums with numerous Jersey Shore bands, including The Lord Gunner Group. Since 2004 he has led his own band, Steel Mill Retro, which has performed and recorded original Springsteen songs from the Steel Mill era. As of August 2008 Lopez lives in Jackson Township, New Jersey with his daughter, Liz, who is an accountant. His wife, Laurel, died in 2004. When not playing in various bands, Lopez has worked as a golf caddy. In April 2014, Lopez was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band.

See also The E Street Band, Child, Steel Mill, The Friendly Enemies, Sundance Blues Band, Dr Zoom & The Sonic Boom, The Bruce Springsteen Band

//Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.// (1973) "Blinded By The Light" (drums, backing vocals) "Growin' Up" (drums) "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?" (drums) "Lost In The Flood" (drums) "For You" (drums) "Spirit In The Night" (drums, clapping, backing vocals) "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" (drums)

//The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle// (1973) "The E Street Shuffle" (drums, cornet) "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (drums) "Kitty's Back" (drums) "Wild Billy's Circus Story" (drums) "Incident On 57th Street" (drums) "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (drums) "New York City Serenade" (conga, triangle, tambourine, clapping, backing vocals)

//Tracks// (1998) "Santa Ana" (drums, backing vocals) "Seaside Bar Song" (drums, backing vocals) "Zero And Blind Terry" (drums, backing vocals) "Thundercrack" (drums, backing vocals)

//18 Tracks// (1999) "The Fever" (drums, backing vocals)

// Chapter And Verse // (2016) " He's Guilty (The Judge Song) " (drums, backing vocals)

"The Ballad Of Jesse James" (drums, backing vocals)

//Vini Lopez with Steel Mill at Monmouth College in Long Branch, October 17, 1970.//

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